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May 29, 2025 Hypoglycemia, GI Distress, and ANS Imbalance Following Dietary Trigger or my Zepbound trying to kill me

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  🩺 Symptoms & Overall Day Summary Today sucked. I didn’t feel well from the minute I woke up—actually, since 2:00 AM when the diarrhea started. It didn’t let up all day. I took three Imodium and still had loose stools, and my stomach was sour from morning to night. I didn’t take any of my supplements because I just felt like crap. Just trying to stay upright and hydrated was a task. On top of the GI mess, I had  two full-blown hypoglycemic episodes . The first was scary—I felt totally out of it, couldn’t focus, and couldn’t even understand what people were saying. My CGM showed I dropped to  63 mg/dL at 12:34 PM . Even after eating and sipping IQ Mix, my glucose barely climbed. It finally leveled off at  84 mg/dL by 6 PM . What made this worse?  Sulfur burps . Not just a few—they lasted all day and were gross. I normally only get them the day after my Zepbound injection, not six days later. So I don’t know if it was the medication, or the  chicken lo ...

My Enzyme Journey: From Post-Gallbladder Chaos to Digestive Harmony

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  Back in 2004, I had my gallbladder removed—and for the next 16 years I lived in fear of every meal. Violent bouts of diarrhea would strike without warning, and I tried hundreds of remedies (and way too much Imodium) just to eat normally. When I discovered digestive enzymes in 2020, they were a game-changer, finally stopping the runs and restoring my confidence at the table. Fast forward to August 2022, when I started Mounjaro (tirzepatide) for weight loss. Suddenly, my digestive drama flipped: the diarrhea was gone—but chronic constipation, bloating, and painful bathroom backups showed up as GLP-1 side effects. Thankfully, now, Physician’s Choice Digestive Enzymes formula stepped up. Now I take one capsule on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday—prophylactically—to keep both ends of my gut spectrum in check. Miss a dose and the discomfort returns, so yes, we can talk poop on the blog! Beyond normalizing bowel movements, these enzymes banish sulfur burps and cut bloating to alm...